We are listening to the audiobook version of Peace Like A River as we glide through tranquility unmatched so far. I can feel my pulse slowing, my blood pressure easing. The colors are magic hour every hour and the views around every bend more jaw gaping than the last.

I realize, after a day’s drive, that I have felt this peace before. The Azuero washed over my worries as a child and floats my spirit again in gratitude.

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